tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3344072806286031842024-02-07T17:16:57.084-08:00Kendra's McGrubbin' on the Dailycooking with limited glue, goo, and moo!Kendra's McGrubbin' on the Dailyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17120000353583681890noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-334407280628603184.post-56899438783605694462012-11-03T21:40:00.004-07:002012-11-03T21:40:45.008-07:00OMG GMO<div style="text-align: center;">
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">What is a GMO?</span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">GMO stands for genetically modified organism; an organism whose genetic material has been altered using genetic engineering techniques.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I would assume this is obvious, but you never know. First of all a GMO is not something that naturally occurs in nature. Should you eat something that's unnatural? The answer is no, but people still do it, so I'll go on. Once genetically altered foods their mutant genes could be passed onto your bacteria in your digestive system. We still don't know exactly what these genes could cause, but my guess is that's its not good. When you think about a GMO, think of it as a pure breed dog. They don't last very long and end up costing you a fortune at the vet. A GMO plant also requires an excessive amount of pesticides and other "help" to keep it alive until it's ready to be processed.</span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">What are the most common GMO foods?</span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Corn, soy, rice, cotton (cotton oil, the oil In n Out uses), papaya, tomatoes, rapeseed oil (canola oil, margarine), dairy products, peas, and potatoes. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">click <a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/035734_GMOs_foods_dangers.html">here</a> to read more about these products in detail. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Here's the hard part, as of right now this is mostly up to you and you educating yourself. Some foods are labeled GMO safe, but it's up to the company to judge that, there is no government regulations placed on the issue. Whole foods is good about labeling GMO, but they still sell products that contain GMO and not everything is labeled. Trader Joe's does not label GMO, but the company claims all Trader Joe's brand products are GMO safe. A friend of mine recommended an app called "fooducate" where you can type in the name of the product or scan the product and it will tell if it is GMO and other nutritional information. </span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">If I buy organic, is it non GMO?</span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">No, not always. The product has to be 100% organic. The USDA can label something organic that is only 95% organic, so that other 5% could possibly be GMO because there are a few loopholes in the system. For example, a strawberry can be labeled organic even if they had their start in a conventional nursery. I was very surprised to find all this out because I thought buying organic was a safe way to avoid GMOs. This issue came up when I was discussing formula with a very pregnant friend of mine. Almost every formula contains GMO, even the organic ones. I can't even go on about formula because it makes me so flippin mad. You're all wasting your money on poison for your baby, end of story.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Not only will Prop 37 label GMO foods, it will also make prohibit products being labeled as "natural" (which really grinds my gears!). Technically high fructose corn syrup is made from corn so products that contain it, can be labeled as natural as well as GMO foods, which hopefully you know by now are not natural. There is a lot of money against this proposition because there are a lot of corporations against it like Kelloggs, Coca Cola, Campbells, basically every crap company out there. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I'm not a political person and it's not the type of debate I like to get involved in, all I'm really asking of you is to be an advocate for yourself and your family. </span></div>
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<br />Kendra's McGrubbin' on the Dailyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17120000353583681890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-334407280628603184.post-33965402839963854992012-06-24T13:17:00.002-07:002012-06-24T13:17:50.082-07:00Mac N Cheese Faceoff!<div style="text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Now that I'm back on dairy, I've dabbled into my old mac n cheese ways. I've tried lots of gluten free pastas throughout my journey and I really like the quinoa blends the best. They have a firm texture and mild taste (some of those brown rice pastas make me want to barf!) So in searching for the best gluten free mac n cheese, I knew I wanted to go with a brand that used quinoa pasta. There's not too many out there and they can be hard to find. My local Whole Foods doesn't carry them so I had to go to the downtown store, which I suppose is a good thing, it's dangerous for me to have mac n cheese too close!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">The "mild" cheese sauce they talk about however, is very true. The packet of cheese is about half the size of your average mac n cheese packet. That, combined with the bigger noodles, leaves you with a very bland bowl of mac n cheese. On the bright side, it's organic and since it's a corn blend pasta, that's very important (corn is the #1 GMO food, always buy organic!). While I love this brand, I do not love their mac n cheese and most likely will not buy it again. Kids would probably like it, but I'm very particular about my mac n cheese!</span></div>
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<br />Kendra's McGrubbin' on the Dailyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17120000353583681890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-334407280628603184.post-32789729613145571872012-06-17T19:32:00.001-07:002012-06-17T19:32:26.376-07:00Dear Dairy,<div style="text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Nope that's not a typo, that says DAIRY! In January of 2011 I decided to give up gluten and dairy. I was strong for a few months and felt great for the most part. Here's the other part: it would be 2 am after a night of drinking and I think it's a great idea to order pizza or the caprese panini on the menu just looks to good to pass up or I have a headache and "must have" mac n cheese; yeah I have a lot of excuses. The problem is that I was about 98% dairy free (except for these situations that happened maybe once a month) and so when I would slip up, it would wreak havoc on my system (I'll spare you the details), but it was to the point of nearly blacking out in pain. So I decided let's be real, I am obviously not this super dairy free being and I need to find a balance. In a perfect world these 5 items I'm going to talk about would be the only dairy I consume, but surprise! I'm not perfect.So by eating these dairy options that my system can handle, it helps me to tolerate the ones I cannot when I slip up.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">As I mentioned above, I never buy pre-flavored yogurt, until I discovered Siggi's (thank you Sandi)! Over at Siggi's they had the same issue with yogurt as I do, it's too sweet! They use fruit and a minimal amount of agave nectar in their flavored varieties, still only adding up to 9 gram of sugar per serving (totally within my rule limit). Like greek yogurt, Siggi's has a no fat, high protein, and low calorie content. The label also comes off easily to be recycled separately, if necessary. The only down side is that it can be expensive, so I typically only buy it when it's on sale. </span></div>
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<br /></div>Kendra's McGrubbin' on the Dailyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17120000353583681890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-334407280628603184.post-44449059153496769352012-06-15T10:49:00.002-07:002012-06-15T10:49:44.165-07:00Pin it!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">You all may or have not heard of a little phenomenon us crafty people like to call Pinterest. Well I put on my smart pants and added a "follow me on Pinterest" button right there in your right hand corner, above the "follow on Facebook" button (which you should also click). </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">So it turns out my other half is more into the 90% vegetarian lifestyle we started after watching Forks over Knives. I can't say I'm that surprised since he has always been the more health conscious one. I can't tell you how many times we've been out to eat and the server gives him my food. Um excuse me, I ordered the cheeseburger add bacon and avocado with chili fries AND he has the turkey burger and salad. haha. If I was to be a vegetarian I would be totally fine eating popcorn and broccoli all day, but unfortunately that lack of creativity doesn't fly with "the vegan" which I now affectionately refer to him as :) . Thanks to the help of pinterest and clean eating magazine I've actually come across some great recipes! This one is adapted from Clean Eating's southwest quinoa salad...</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cook quinoa according to package directions. Slice bell peppers and onions and cook until tender. Prep all other ingredients; dice tomato, shred cheese, etc. Once everything is cooked, throw everything into a bowl: bell peppers, onion, tomato, cheese, black beans, quinoa, chilies, and cilantro. Squeeze in lime juice. Add taco seasoning and salt & pepper(I didn't measure, so eyeball it or season to taste) and stir. If you want to make it spicier, add some cayenne pepper. It will look like this: </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">As important as it is to recycle, it is even more important to look at the packaging of items you are purchasing. Remember that song "reduce, reuse, recycle and close the loop." Now seriously think about it: If you're recycling plastic, say your dish soap bottle, isn't it just as important when you buy new dish soap that it comes in a bottle made from recycled plastic? Or better yet, bring the soap bottle to a natural foods store that sells soap in bulk for you to refill! I once used the same laundry soap bottle for 2 years! Close the loop people!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">The most common things that are recycled are paper, aluminum, glass, and plastic. Plastic is very difficult to break down and most likely can only be "down cycled" or recycled into something else one time. Plastic is a dead end waste stream. So when you're out shopping next and you reach to buy something packaged in plastic, look around to see if there is an alternative. i.e I refuse to buy liquid laundry detergent because the powder version comes in a recyclable cardboard box and when it comes to buying soda or sparkling water, I only buy aluminum cans. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">This company has a deal with Stonyfield Farm where all of their products are made from recycled yogurt cups. I use their razors and always keep an extra toothbrush in the cabinet for guests. They also have kitchen and table wear available on their website. The toothbrushes and razors come in packaging marked and ready for you to mail it back to Preserve for them to recycle again! Their process includes a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">sizeable reduction in greenhouse gases emitted, and significantly less water, energy, oil, natural gas, and coal used in making plastic.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Not only are Seventh Generation products all natural and eco friendly, they are super packaging conscious, even their labels are recyclable. My favorites: lavender & mint dish soap in a 90% post consumer recycled plastic bottle, and their kitchen trash bags made with 55% recycled plastic. </span></div>
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I'm outraged and this is going to be a complete rant/sh(bad word)-show type of post so hold on to your horses, and by all means don't eat them, yes the horses. Not that I know many people that do, but that was my awkward way of segway-ing into the synopsis of this documentary, chill on the animal eating. Yes, I've had two glasses of wine. Bear with me.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Here's the facts: 2 out of every 3 of Americans are overweight, diabetes is on the rise, 50% of Americans are on a prescription drug, we think bypass surgeries and lap bands are no big thang, heart disease, cancer and stroke are the three leading causes of death. The list goes on, how many of you know someone who is autistic? Schizophrenic? Depressed?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">It all comes down to food. Food is here to keep you alive, give you medicine; not give you a reason to socialize or be happy. People in this country are eating the wrong things and it is killing us. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Guaranteed you know someone with breast cancer or any type of cancer for that matter; do you know how many people in Kenya have breast cancer? 82% less than the United States. In other foreign countries, you hear about health issues like AIDS, hepatitis, cholera, malaria. Yes, those are huge issues, but most of them are preventable and all linked to direct causes; poor water quality, sanitation, education, nutrition, etc. It's interesting to me that you never hear about the common health problems we face over here: cancer, diabetes, autism, ADHD, cardiovascular disease, etc. Among the massive amounts of things that could be wrong out there, I can't help but wonder if they must also be doing something right (without even realizing it).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">The idea of this movie is that we should be eating more plant based whole foods and shy away from animal products including meat and dairy. It is so ingrained into our heads that these staples are important. Think about it, you most likely eat meat or dairy with almost every meal. Why? Is that right? Says who? Yes, protein is important. Do you need it from an animal? NO. Yes, calcium is important. But c</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">alcium can come from so many other things than a glass of milk. AND</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> did you know that a large number of Americans over consume calcium and it actually creates an adverse affect? Seriously, google calcium and hip fractures. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I'm completely guilty of the meat and potatoes mentality when it comes to food and nutrition, it's how most of us were raised. In our parents time, ready available and processed foods were just coming around. It's not until now that we're seeing the harmful affects of it and it's not too late to turn things around. It's important that we instill good eating habits in our children. I just got into a debate today about whether or not pretzels were a great snack. Well yes, sometimes its fine and even better if they're being eaten as part of a nutritious meal or paired with another healthy snack. Here was their reasoning: I don't want to argue and I just want them to eat. Well A) you're child is probably not going to die of starvation, they'll get over it and eventually eat what you put in front of them, and B) you're an adult and in control (or you should be), and C) no one ever died from having a temper tantrum. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Do I think kids should not eat carbs? No, they run around like wild banchies all day, they need carbs. I just think that in today's society carbs are the main ingredient in a kid's diet; they need to be taught balance, moderation, and be introduced to a wide variety of foods. I know that I cannot control what a child eats for the rest of their lives. Will they gain a freshman 15? maybe. Will they sometimes grab a bag of cheetos on their lunch break? maybe. What I do know is that I have done all that I can to help develop healthy habits and hopefully as adults they don't struggle to drink 8 glasses of water a day and an apple can be viewed satisfying afternoon snack (most of the time:)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">So, do I think you should give up animal products 100%? If you can that's great, but for most of us it's unrealistic. What I hope for most is that you eat different types of food in moderation. One of my biggest beefs (pun intended) I have with vegetarians, is that they are sometimes over weight or in poor health.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">(side note: I once read Drew Barrymore actually lost weight when she gave up being a vegetarian). No offense to Drew, but</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> I think this is due to our need for instant caloric satisfaction. A vegetarian can technically eat an entire box of mac n cheese and say "hey it's cool I'm a vegetarian." Um what part of that was good for you? What?! You can't hear me because you just passed out in a gluten coma. Been there, done that. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Oh, I so wish I could go into my rant about gluten as an opiate in people on the autism spectrum....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">But I'll save it. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Here's the challenge try eating one meal a day without animal products, no dairy and no meat. I think dinner is the hardest meal to do that with, so I raise that challenge to also cooking at least one dinner a week animal free. I am so glad my boyfriend watched this with me because he is backing me up 100%. I always stress out about cooking dinner because he's an athlete and some what of a country boy and "needs his protein." I only buy grass fed, pasture raised, organic meat, so not buying so much meat is going to save me a fortune. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">As far as recipes and cooking a balanced meal with plant based whole foods, I suggest doing a little google research, or use one of the latest and greatest search engines = pinterest :) If you're a fan of Whole Foods on facebook, they have a "meatless Monday" recipe up every Monday. Some restaurants in San Francisco also abide by this and have meatless specials on Mondays. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">You can also buy cookbooks suggested from the Forks Over Knives website by <a href="https://shop.forksoverknives.com/category_s/43.htm">clicking here.</a> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
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Kendra's McGrubbin' on the Dailyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17120000353583681890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-334407280628603184.post-21633201595919498172012-02-08T21:17:00.000-08:002012-02-08T21:17:11.803-08:00my top 5 snacks!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I owe this find to my boss, they fit perfectly in the girls lunch boxes and work great for peanut butter and jellies! They are gluten, fat, and sugar free AND only 54 calories for 3! I too love to eat them with peanut butter & jelly or some spicy hummus! </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I owe this one to the family I nanny for as well, the girls LOVE this snack, they call them slimeys :) Just grab some persian cucumbers, slice 'em, add a splash of olive oil, a dash of salt, and shake! These are so simple, yummy, and good for you! </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">A serving of these chips is equal to a serving of vegetables and they are delish! crunchy, sweet, salty, what more could you need? They also have a bunch of different varieties. My only advice is don't eat an entire bag and forget about it, you will be very surprised when you go to the bathroom. yikes.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Otherwise known as a soybean, edamame is rich in protein, fiber, omega 3's and much more! It's super easy to make and you can buy it frozen so you always have it on hand! you can eat it plain (hot or cold) OR top it with a little salt, soy sauce, or for the wild ones - sriracha! </span></div>
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<br />Kendra's McGrubbin' on the Dailyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17120000353583681890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-334407280628603184.post-67170042468822768812012-02-05T12:03:00.000-08:002012-02-05T12:05:19.564-08:00the gut ugly truth<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">This post is piggy backing on my posts <a href="http://kendrasmcgrubbin.blogspot.com/2012/01/devil-in-white-dress.html">devil in a white dress</a> and <a href="http://kendrasmcgrubbin.blogspot.com/2011/12/love-and-other-drugs.html">love and other drugs.</a> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><u>FDA finally admits chicken meat contains cancer-causing arsenic (but keep eating it, yo!)</u></span></h1>
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(NaturalNews) After years of sweeping the issue under the rug and hoping no one would notice, the FDA has now finally admitted that <b>chicken meat sold in the USA contains arsenic</b>, a cancer-causing toxic chemical that's fatal in high doses. But the real story is where this arsenic comes from: <i>It's added to the chicken feed on purpose!</i><br />
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Even worse, the FDA says its own research shows that <b>the arsenic added to the chicken feed ends up in the chicken meat</b> where it is consumed by humans. So for the last sixty years, American <a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/consumers.html" style="color: blue; text-decoration: none;">consumers</a> who eat conventional <a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/chicken.html" style="color: blue; text-decoration: none;">chicken</a> have been swallowing <a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/arsenic.html" style="color: blue; text-decoration: none;">arsenic</a>, a known cancer-causing chemical. (<a href="http://www.phillyburbs.com/news/local/burlington_county_times_news/fda-some-chicken-may-have-small-amount-of-arsenic/article_0ecc5758-91f7-11e0-a572-001a4bcf6878.html" style="color: blue; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.phillyburbs.com/news/local/burlington_county_times_news/fda-so...</a>)<br />
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Until this new study, both the <a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/poultry_industry.html" style="color: blue; text-decoration: none;">poultry industry</a> and the FDA denied that arsenic fed to <a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/chickens.html" style="color: blue; text-decoration: none;">chickens</a> ended up in their <a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/meat.html" style="color: blue; text-decoration: none;">meat</a>. The fairytale excuse story we've all been fed for sixty years is that "the arsenic is excreted in the chicken feces." There's no scientific basis for making such a claim... it's just what the poultry <a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/industry.html" style="color: blue; text-decoration: none;">industry</a> wanted everybody to believe.<br />
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But now the evidence is so undeniable that the manufacturer of the chicken feed product known as <b>Roxarsone</b> has decided to pull the product off the shelves (<a href="http://www.grist.org/food-safety/2011-06-08-fda-admits-supermarket-chickens-test-positive-for-arsenic" style="color: blue; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.grist.org/food-safety/2011-06-08-fda-admits-supermarket-chicke...</a>). And what's the name of this manufacturer that has been putting arsenic in the chicken feed for all these years? <b><a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/Pfizer.html" style="color: blue; text-decoration: none;">Pfizer</a></b>, of course -- the very same company that makes vaccines containing chemical adjuvants that are injected into children.<br />
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Technically, the company making the Roxarsone chicken feed is a subsidiary of Pfizer, called <i>Alpharma LLC</i>. Even though Alpharma now has agreed to pull this <a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/toxic.html" style="color: blue; text-decoration: none;">toxic</a> feed chemical off the shelves in the <a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/United_States.html" style="color: blue; text-decoration: none;">United States</a>, it says it won't necessarily remove it from feed <a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/products.html" style="color: blue; text-decoration: none;">products</a> in other countries unless it is forced by regulators to do so. As reported by AP:<br />
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But even as its arsenic-containing product is pulled off the shelves, <a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/the_FDA.html" style="color: blue; text-decoration: none;">the FDA</a> continues its campaign of denial, claiming arsenic in chickens is at such a low level that it's still <a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/safe.html" style="color: blue; text-decoration: none;">safe</a> to eat. This is even as the <a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/FDA.html" style="color: blue; text-decoration: none;">FDA</a> says arsenic is a carcinogen, meaning it increases the risk of <a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/cancer.html" style="color: blue; text-decoration: none;">cancer</a>.<br />
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The <i>National Chicken Council</i> agrees with the FDA. In a statement issued in response to the news that Roxarsone would be pulled from feed store shelves, it stated, "Chicken is safe to eat" even while admitting arsenic was used in many flocks grown and sold as <a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/chicken_meat.html" style="color: blue; text-decoration: none;">chicken meat</a> in the United States.<br />
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What's astonishing about all this is that the FDA tells consumers <b>it's safe to eat cancer-causing arsenic</b> but it's <i>dangerous</i> to drink <a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/elderberry.html" style="color: blue; text-decoration: none;">elderberry</a> juice! The FDA recently conducted an armed raid in an elderberry <a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/juice.html" style="color: blue; text-decoration: none;">juice</a> manufacturer, accusing it of the "crime" of selling "unapproved drugs." (<a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/032631_elderberry_juice_FDA_raid.html" style="color: blue; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.naturalnews.com/032631_elderberry_juice_FDA_raid.html</a>) Which <a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/drugs.html" style="color: blue; text-decoration: none;">drugs</a> would those be? The elderberry juice, explains the FDA. You see, the elderberry juice magically becomes a "<a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/drug.html" style="color: blue; text-decoration: none;">drug</a>" if you tell people how it can help <a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/support.html" style="color: blue; text-decoration: none;">support</a> good health.<br />
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The FDA has also gone after dozens of other <a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/companies.html" style="color: blue; text-decoration: none;">companies</a> for selling natural herbal products or nutritional products that enhance and support <a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/health.html" style="color: blue; text-decoration: none;">health</a>. Plus, it's waging a war on <b>raw milk</b> which it says is dangerous. So now in <a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/America.html" style="color: blue; text-decoration: none;">America</a>, we have a food and drug regulatory agency that says <b>it's okay to eat arsenic, but dangerous to drink elderberry juice or raw milk</b>.<br />
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Eat more <a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/poison.html" style="color: blue; text-decoration: none;">poison</a>, in other words, but don't consume any healing foods. That's the FDA, killing off Americans one meal at a time while protecting the profits of the very companies that are poisoning us with their deadly ingredients.<br />
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Oh, by the way, here's another sweet little disturbing fact you probably didn't know about hamburgers and conventional <a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/beef.html" style="color: blue; text-decoration: none;">beef</a>: <b>Chicken litter containing arsenic is fed to <a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/cows.html" style="color: blue; text-decoration: none;">cows</a> in factory beef operations</b>. So the arsenic that's pooped out by the chickens gets consumed and concentrated in the tissues of cows, which is then ground into <a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/hamburger.html" style="color: blue; text-decoration: none;">hamburger</a> to be consumed by the clueless masses who don't even know they're <a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/eating.html" style="color: blue; text-decoration: none;">eating</a> second-hand chicken sh*t. (<a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/027414_chicken_disease_cows.html" style="color: blue; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.naturalnews.com/027414_chicken_disease_cows.html</a>)<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I feel like I am doing this post a little prematurely because there are so many little side issues on this topic that I was hoping to discuss prior so it would be less confusing, but I feel like its extremely important and effects way too many people, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">so bear with me. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 23px;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">So what should you do? Again, that's a personal issue. But there are so many milk alternatives out there for a reason. Soy, almond, coconut, goats, and sheep's milk. I've heard parents say they don't want their children drinking the almond or coconut milk because of the sugar, but have you ever looked at the sugar content in regular milk? There's kind of a lot in there. Other milk products offer no sugar added and flavored/non flavored varieties. The choice is up to you and what works best for your family. </span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Aside from no longer being a pushover and speaking my mind more often (I'm sure you're thinking "you have a blog, you speak your mind all the time"), NO people take advantage of nice people and I'm over it. Anyways, so aside from those resolutions, I wanted to think of something that benefitted my health. I consider myself a pretty healthy eater now, but it has not always been that way. I grew up eating fast food, processed food, artificial food...bad stuff. When I was a kid, fast food was on the rise and corporations were making "improvements" in the food industry to make meals faster and more simple; until recently, the health concerns over these foods has not been as widely advertised. It's still not enough, or people wouldn't be eating it. So yes, McDonalds, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, Wendys, Burger King...you name it, I love it. Some people say they feel sick after eating fast food, </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Last year, I saw the movie Food Inc. and decided to give up eating meat from McDonalds. There were times I walked in there and thought "screw it, I'm getting chicken nuggets," and really those little cheeseburgers with the little diced onion and pickle...ugh I die. But I never did it. I couldn't stop getting those horrible images in my head of obese chickens and cows walking around in their own poop. So here I am a year strong, little cheeseburger and chicken nugget free. The fries are another story, I had them about 3 times, hungover, and they were fantastic!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">So for this year, I want to step it up a notch and give up all meat from fast food restaurants. They're all corporations and use a lot of the same meat. I knew that, but it still didn't get me as bad as McDonalds, so if I can give up those adorable little cheeseburgers, I can give up the cheesy gordita crunches (ah I can't believe I'm saying this!), late night drunken jack n the box visits, and Carl's Jr chicken stars (yes I eat them and yes it's horrifying).</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I decided this on January 9th. This particular day I had a horrible migraine from the bottle of champagne that I drank the day before, and after working all day and having an appointment til 10 oclock at night, I drove through Wendy's for the last time. I was forced to get the new "cheesy cheeseburger" because they don't make regular cheeseburgers anymore? ugh I don't know, but I'm glad to be through with this place. </span></div>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Stores like Whole Foods and Trader Joe's are committed to selling items without artificial colors and flavors</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Pay extra attention to canned goods (pickles, canned veggies & fruits) and frozen foods, they are generally very processed and cheaply made using dyes (...think blueberry Eggos)</span></li>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Last year, I decided to go with "eating healthier" and ditched gluten and dairy. I also wanted to try to buy more organic and local products. Overall, I think I've done pretty well (with the exception of a few food benders I went on):) I've tried a lot of new recipes, learned a lot about cooking, and expanded my 5 year old taste palette. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">At the beginning of 2011 I was looking around my kitchen and noticed that I've had the exact same spice rack since I moved to San Francisco, 4 years ago! So I decided to throw the entire thing away and start out fresh. I went to our local organic produce market and stocked up on the usuals: italian seasoning, salt, pepper, garlic, chili flakes, cinnamon, etc. Then throughout the year, I would collect different spices as they would come up in a recipe. My spice rack is above and beyond what it was in the beginning of the year, and this is definitely a part of my new years resolution that I've stuck with all year long. Hey at least when I sit down to a giant plate of nachos, it was cooked with organic taco seasoning! haha</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">guy: oh yeah born and raised, went away for college, but I just love the city (or something lame like that). What do you do?</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">and that's where I begin a long rant that makes this guy wish he never talked to me. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Why do I hate guys in pharmaceutical sales? First of all, the way they say it. It's like they think they're cool because they do it, maybe because they make good money? I don't know because none of them have ever offered to buy me a drink, then again who would after my verbal abuse. haha.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">But really the real reason I can't stand them is far deeper than their bad pick up lines. They're real pushers, drug pushers (think Mean Girls haha). Ok, but seriously, my brother was diagnosed with Autism at the age of 2 and has been on countless medications since, I don't even think we have a running total. On top of all that, he's a five time cancer survivor and has diabetes. I can't help but think that all of the medication he has been on is to blame all of this. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">My brother has been on an anti depressant medication called Abilify. Recently, it was decided that he go off of it. Yes, his behavior sucks, but it has for awhile now. What also happened is his blood sugar stabilized. Come to find out, Abilify causes an increase in blood sugar and can lead to diabetes. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Being the master in Google that I am, I did a little research. Not only does Abilify cause issues with blood sugar, but it also lowers your white blood cell count (immune system). My brother had lymphoma, cancer of the lymph nodes aka. a pretty big part of your immune system. I also found out that Abilify was only approved for people with Autism in 2009. I don't know the date of when he started taking it, but if it was in 2009 he definitely already had cancer and diabetes. So I can't say if the medication caused these issues, but I can darn well tell you that it couldn't have helped the situation.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I always had a hunch that the medications had something to do with his poor health, and sure enough, we now have a prime example. I know that Abilify has only been around about 10 years and maybe they were not aware of the side effects when he was put on it. I also know that after all that he has been through, you want to try anything and everything that has the potential to help him. I don't have all the answers. All we know now is that his blood sugar is more stable and easier to control, and we are all receiving emails from him about all the foods he is going to eat now. He seriously should be the next Willy Wonka.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">and I don't hate all pharmacuetical reps, doctors, or people in the medical field. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">ok so I know this posts around this time should be all about Christmas and holiday recipes, but I've been on a veggie cleanse and I'm not very fun right now! </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">However, I've been dying to share some kid friendly non gluten free but very healthy products with you! If you've followed my other posts, you know that I have the taste buds/diet of an average five year old, hot dogs, chicken nuggets, mac n cheese; so I'm all about finding a healthy way to do it.</span></div>
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<br />Kendra's McGrubbin' on the Dailyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17120000353583681890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-334407280628603184.post-26999713597473242892011-12-09T14:45:00.001-08:002011-12-09T15:25:26.927-08:00love from my fans!!<div style="text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">After my last post, a few of my amazing supporters sent me some photos I would love to share:</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Dear Kendra, I love your blog and, even though I'm 'nearly' a family member, I submit this photo to your contest. We 'boys' are going all out to get our sustenance from the source. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I recently decided to have a contest through my facebook page asking people to take a funny picture using either a recipe or a product that I've recommended; the winner would receive a free natural set of food coloring, an $18.99 value. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I don't think it's fair that I give this gift to one of my family members (the only entries received), so I want to change things up a little bit. Here's what I need you to do: </span></div>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">if you think I'm a total nut job</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">if something on this blog has changed your mind about buying a product </span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">if you are reading more food labels </span></li>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">When I started this blog I had no idea what I was doing or where it would lead me to. And while 1,000 views is a huge personal accomplishment for me, I can't help but wonder what people are getting from this or why they are reading it. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">So if you know me, you know that I'm not a big Safeway shopper. If I'm there I'm usually getting pickles (love Clausen) or wine. While on the hunt for the ingredients in some Thanksgiving items, I decided to go straight to the source and do a little homework. Safeway made this very easy because they have all the Thanksgiving items right in the front on display. Picture me walking around the display in a circle picking up every item, reading the labels, and then putting it back down only to come out of the store with some corn tortillas and sponges! People probably think I'm a total freak, </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Surprise, surprise Comstock cherry pie filling has high fructose corn syrup in it. Interestingly, their apple filling does not and is advertised across the can, so they obviously know it's no good! They also have "no sugar added" varieties; look for these, it might take a little extra effort, but it's worth it! I haven't been able to find a natural pie filling at a store, but I did find this company online that uses agave nectar. I know it's a little late to be ordering online for Thanksgiving, but keep this idea in mind for Christmas!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><b>1. Blue #1 (Brilliant Blue) – an unpublished study suggested the possibility that Blue 1 caused kidney tumors in mice. <em style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Used in baked goods, beverages, desert powders, candies, cereal, drugs and other products.</em></b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><b>2. Blue #2 (Indigo Carmine) – causes a statistically significant incidence of tumors, particularly brain gliomas, in male rats. <em style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Used in colored beverages, candies, pet food and other food and drugs.</em></b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><b>3. Citrus Red #2 – it is toxic to rodents at modest levels and caused tumors of the urinary bladder and possibly other organs. <em style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Used in Skins of Florida oranges.</em></b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><b>4. Green #3 (Fast Green) – caused significant increases in bladder and testes tumors in male rats. <em style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Used in drugs, personal care products, cosmetic products except in eye area, candies, beverages, ice cream, sorbet; ingested drugs, lipsticks and externally applied cosmetics.</em></b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><b>5. Red #3 (Erythrosine) – recognized in 1990 by the FDA as a thyroid carcinogen in animals and is banned in cosmetics and externally applied drugs. <em style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Used in sausage casings, oral medication, maraschino cherries, baked goods and candies.</em></b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><b>6. Yellow #5 (Tartrazine) – this causes sometimes-severe hypersensitivity reactions and might trigger hyperactivity and other behavioral effects in children. <em style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Used in pet foods, numerous bakery goods, beverages, dessert powders, candies, cereals, gelatin desserts and many other foods as well as pharmaceuticals and cosmetics.</em></b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><b>7. Yellow #6 (Sunset Yellow) – caused adrenal tumors in animals and occasionally causes severe hypersensitivity reactions. <em style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Used in color bakery goods, cereals, beverages, dessert powders, candies, gelatin deserts, sausage, cosmetics and drugs.</em></b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><b>"The suitability of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oat" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Oat"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">oats</span></a> in the gluten-free diet is still somewhat controversial. Some research suggests that oats in themselves are <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gluten_free" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Gluten free"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">gluten free</span></a>, but that they are virtually always contaminated by other grains during distribution or processing. However, recent research indicated that a protein naturally found in oats (<a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avenin" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Avenin"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">avenin</span></a>) possessed peptide sequences closely resembling wheat gluten and caused mucosal inflammation in significant numbers of celiac disease sufferers. Some examination results show that even oats that are not contaminated with wheat particles are nonetheless dangerous, while not very harmful to the majority. Such oats are generally considered risky for celiac children to eat, but two studies show that they are completely safe for celiac adults to eat. People who are merely gluten-sensitive may be able to eat oats without adverse effect."</b></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">There you have it! Please people, I am in no way shape or form a doctor so don't go run out there and start popping these supplements. I'm simply just answering a question I get asked a lot. If any of these supplements sound like something you want to start taking, please consult your doctor first. </span></div>
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